In the dream, the man had taken her in his arms and held her close. She felt the smooth texture of his pecan-colored chest against her breast. She could sense the sexual tension in the air. Then suddenly, a loud buzzer started to off. She wondered where it could be coming from. Was it his cell phone? Was it a burglar alarm? She couldn't tell. After a few minutes, the buzzer was still sounding and Tamlynn opened her eyes. She hit the snooze button and realized she was only dreaming.
She stumbled to the bathroom in the dark. She turned on the shower and then used the restroom. When she stepped into the shower stall, she was still thinking of the man in her dream. Why can't he be real? Tamlynn had been single for over a year now, which was unusual for her. Why are the good ones only fabrications of her unconscious sleep world? She shook it off and finished getting dressed for work. As she looked in her closet for something to wear, her mind drifted to Darrius.
Darrius was a handsome new coworker who had just started two weeks ago at her advertising firm. He was tall, well-built, and smart, just like she always fantasized about. He always dressed in a fresh-from-the-cleaners suit. His cologne smelled sweet, but oh so masculine. He kept his nails manicured and was always freshly lined up from the barber shop. He reminded her of a lighter toned Tyrese and that made her moist just thinking about it. As far as she could tell, Darrius had not noticed her in his short time at the firm, but she had definitely noticed him.
Tamlynn picked out a black skirt with a slit up the front left thigh that made her already round ass protrude even further. She chose a low-cut v-neck in a pink and black striped pattern that would accentuate her perky 36Ds. With a low-cut bra, thong, and some 3 inch heels to complete the ensemble, she was dressed to kill and headed out to her Jag to fight the morning traffic. She stopped in at a gas station for some coffee. All the men there were on their way to work too, but were not in too much of a hurry when they saw Tamlynn. Eyes bulged, tongues hung, and drool dripped from these seemingly sex deprived males. Tamlynn smiled to herself and hoped the outfit would have the same effect on Darrius.
Fridays always had a certain anxious feeling to her. It was as if something big was going to happen and she didn't even know what. She couldn't wait to get to work to see Darrius and had been looking forward to it since she left the office yesterday. As usual, they shared the same elevator up to the eleventh floor of the downtown Atlanta office high-rise. He smelled great as usual and looked particularly well put together this morning. Was the same thing on his mind as hers?
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Darrius had already been at the firm for two weeks now, but he still had butterflies every time he stepped on that elevator and saw "Ms. Untouchable", as he liked to think of her. She was gorgeous he thought. She had long, silky, strawberry-blonde hair that curled ever so slightly as if to tease him. The most engaging green eyes that were the color of emeralds caught his glance and both turned as if caught doing something terribly wrong. He waited as she walked out ahead of him so he could catch even a brief moment of her scent. God does she smell delicious; he thought to himself, that outfit has got to be the hottest thing I've ever seen on a woman. She had perfectly straight, white teeth that he caught a glimpse of through those pouty sugared bronze lips. Her skin was so creamy with a slight hint of summer sun-kissed color.
It was too bad that her office was on the other side of the floor. Just to see her, he had to go and get water way too often. To get to the water cooler, he had to pass by and try and refrain himself from being too obvious. Would she ever notice him? Surely, Tamlynn would never date a black man.
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Tamlynn could barely concentrate on her work because Darrius was imbedded into her thoughts. She wondered how she could get him to go to lunch with her. Maybe if they were outside of work, he would see that she's not as unapproachable as she probably seems in the office. So she asked her assistant to get a few of their coworkers together for a nice lunch.
"That's a wonderful idea Tamlynn. I think I'll invite Jerry, Michael, Ashlee, and Darrius," Rena yelled in excitement.
"Don't be so obvious Rena. You know I don't want Darrius to know I like him," Tamlynn scowled at her bubbly blonde assistant.
Ashlee and Michael refused the invitation because the two of them had "other plans". So that left Rena, Jerry, Tamlynn, and Darrius. They decided to go to a Greek restaurant in midtown. Darrius thanked the group for the invitation and offered to drive. Rena and Jerry immediately jumped up in the back seat of the Escalade, forcing Tamlynn to accompany Darrius up front. His car was immaculate which was another big turn-on for Tamlynn. The interior smelled of sweet vanilla coming from a tree hanging from the rear view mirror. She also liked the fact that he had helped her up into the tall truck just like a gentleman should. If he kept this up, she would have to become aggressive in her pursuit.
Darrius pulled out of the parking garage and started driving. He didn't say anything because all he could think about was the sight of Tamlynn's voluptuous thigh that made him get a partial erection as he helped her in the car. Tamlynn was uneasy because of the silence, so she decided to end it.
"So what brings you to Atlanta Darrius? I hear you're from New York."
"Well, I was tired of New York. It's just way too fast and dirty. I heard so much about this so-called southern hospitality, that I decided to come and find out for myself," he grinned with a kissable smile.
"So how do you like it so far? Has everyone been "hospitable"? If not, you just let me know and I'll take care of them for you," she giggled, not believing what had just came out of her mouth. Was she flirting with him?!
"I'll be sure and keep that in mind, Ms. Tamlynn," he purred as he respectfully looked her up and down.
They arrived at the restaurant and had lunch. On the ride back to the office, Tamlynn was thinking about the way Darrius had opened doors and pulled out chairs for her and she became a little moist. Since she was only wearing a thong, she hoped it wouldn't get on the leather seat of his car. Being that is was August, it almost surely would. How embarrassing! They pulled back into the parking garage and Rena and Jerry quickly jumped out and went to the elevator, leaving Tamlynn and Darrius alone in the car.
"Thanks for inviting me to come along Tamlynn. I didn't even know you knew who I was."
Tamlynn blushed and as she felt her face turn redder, she felt more moisture between her legs. "Of course I know who you are Darrius. I can remember the first day you started working here. I thought you didn't know who I was and I was afraid you wouldn't accept the lunch invitation for fear of being seen with a white woman."
"What?! What is that supposed to mean? I've been dating white women since high school and I don't have a problem with being seen with one. Especially one as beautiful as the one sitting in my front seat."